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§ 5-806. Motor vehicle accidents involving parents and children

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 5. Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Immunities and Prohibited Actions--Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-806
§ 5-806. Motor vehicle accidents involving parents and children
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies to:
(1) An action by an unemancipated child against a parent of the child; and
(2) An action by a parent against an unemancipated child of the parent.
Parent-child immunity
(b) The right of action by a parent or the estate of a parent against a child of the parent, or by a child or the estate of a child against a parent of the child, for wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle, as defined in Title 11 of the Transportation Article, may not be restricted by the doctrine of parent-child immunity or by any insurance policy provisions, up to the limits of motor vehicle liability coverage or uninsured motor vehicle coverage.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 199, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 415, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-806, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 5-806
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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